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Redefining SarcasmTue, 15 Aug 2017 19:43:19 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/Comment on USAF Graduation Weekend by extexanwannabeehttps://extexanwannabee.wordpress.com/2017/08/13/usaf-graduation-weekend/#comment-3170
Tue, 15 Aug 2017 19:43:19 +0000http://extexanwannabee.wordpress.com/?p=16697#comment-3170I agree. I think if he excels, he will move up fast and go far.
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Tue, 15 Aug 2017 19:41:05 +0000http://extexanwannabee.wordpress.com/?p=16697#comment-3169That’s good info, T, thanks. I will tell him.
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Mon, 14 Aug 2017 21:38:33 +0000http://extexanwannabee.wordpress.com/?p=16697#comment-3166And things learned in “U2” school will also apply to the TR1, the U2 replacement, which will probably be in service as long as the B52….
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Mon, 14 Aug 2017 21:34:15 +0000http://extexanwannabee.wordpress.com/?p=16697#comment-3165Congrats to the new Airman. It has been over 34 years since I was at Lackland. Once your son gets to Sheppard and can join the Airman’s Club encourage him to do it. It used to be the nicest club in the service with a five star chef running the dining room and once a month music headliners giving shows in the auditorium/bar.

As another note; the A-10 and U2 have been on the chopping block for years. Both are still in demand but will around for a while and there has been a deficit of junior NCO’s in that field for a while – they crosstrain or get out at the end of their first enlistment. If your son can hit the books and make honor grad and possibly become a student leader at tech school, a squadron commander letter of recommendation for “Below the Zone” promotion will go a long way. A highly motivated Airman can make rank on the minimum time schedule and make NCO before the end of his first enlistment (or could, it has been over a decade since I retired).

I had doubts about using the aperture sights, but got over that after a trip to the range.

If I can see it well enough to get the front sight on the target, I can hit it.

]]>Comment on USAF Graduation Weekend by taminator013https://extexanwannabee.wordpress.com/2017/08/13/usaf-graduation-weekend/#comment-3163
Mon, 14 Aug 2017 18:13:49 +0000http://extexanwannabee.wordpress.com/?p=16697#comment-3163I have a .357 Maximum rifle barrel for my T/C Contender and I bought some rounds for that from Buffalo Bore last year. Good stuff. I really don’t hunt much anymore so I mostly just shoot for fun. Always thought about getting an M1 Garand, but never got around to it. Maybe it’s time………….
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Mon, 14 Aug 2017 17:05:59 +0000http://extexanwannabee.wordpress.com/?p=16697#comment-3162A dialed in M1 Garand is hard to beat. I’ve seen video of 800 yds open sight target aquisition. 30-06 ain’t nothin’ to sneeze at.
Maybe look to up your loads. Ever looked at Buffalo Bore rounds?https://www.buffalobore.com/
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Mon, 14 Aug 2017 16:35:40 +0000http://extexanwannabee.wordpress.com/?p=16697#comment-3161Never shot a .45-70, but a friend has a .460 Weatherby Magnum that I got to shoot. He’s only ever fired it once and another guy tried it once. I shot it once standing and then twice from the bench. Us little guys always gotta prove something. In retrospect it was pretty stupid. I had a headache the rest of the day and my shoulder hurt for a week. Those 500 grainers behind 100+ grains of powder cause some real pain. At least he gave me a loaded round as a souvenir. I have it sitting on the mantle in the game room next to some other rifle rounds. Almost makes my .338 Win Mag look like a .22LR…………….

On second thought maybe I should just get a lever gun in .45 Colt or .44 Magnum to play with. A lot cheaper to shoot and much easier on the body…………….